Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Belgium

Belgium: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 8,081 Hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8,081 Hours
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 18 countries
All-time high
8,102 Hours
in 2023
All-time low
6,106 Hours
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Belgium, 1995–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1995200920241995: 6.1k Hours1996: 6.1k Hours1997: 6.2k Hours1998: 6.3k Hours1999: 6.3k Hours2000: 6.5k Hours2001: 6.6k Hours2002: 6.7k Hours2003: 6.7k Hours2004: 6.7k Hours2005: 6.7k Hours2006: 6.9k Hours2007: 7.0k Hours2008: 7.1k Hours2009: 7.0k Hours2010: 7.1k Hours2011: 7.3k Hours2012: 7.3k Hours2013: 7.2k Hours2014: 7.3k Hours2015: 7.3k Hours2016: 7.4k Hours2017: 7.5k Hours2018: 7.6k Hours2019: 7.7k Hours2020: 7.1k Hours2021: 7.7k Hours2022: 8.0k Hours2023: 8.1k Hours2024: 8.1k Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

In 2024, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Belgium stood at 8,081 Hours.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Belgium peaked at 8,102 Hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,106 Hours, in 1995.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in Belgium, 1995 to 2024.
Year Hours Change
1995 6,106 Hours
1996 6,108 Hours +0.0%
1997 6,178 Hours +1.1%
1998 6,256 Hours +1.3%
1999 6,347 Hours +1.5%
2000 6,531 Hours +2.9%
2001 6,587 Hours +0.9%
2002 6,654 Hours +1.0%
2003 6,667 Hours +0.2%
2004 6,689 Hours +0.3%
2005 6,742 Hours +0.8%
2006 6,878 Hours +2.0%
2007 7,002 Hours +1.8%
2008 7,076 Hours +1.1%
2009 6,985 Hours -1.3%
2010 7,097 Hours +1.6%
2011 7,259 Hours +2.3%
2012 7,267 Hours +0.1%
2013 7,246 Hours -0.3%
2014 7,256 Hours +0.1%
2015 7,290 Hours +0.5%
2016 7,381 Hours +1.3%
2017 7,502 Hours +1.6%
2018 7,627 Hours +1.7%
2019 7,747 Hours +1.6%
2020 7,113 Hours -8.2%
2021 7,689 Hours +8.1%
2022 8,036 Hours +4.5%
2023 8,102 Hours +0.8%
2024 8,081 Hours -0.3%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 8,081 Hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,991 Hours, 90% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 8,081 Hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 80% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,199 Hours 6,106 Hours 6,347 Hours 5
2000s 6,781 Hours 6,531 Hours 7,076 Hours 10
2010s 7,367 Hours 7,097 Hours 7,747 Hours 10
2020s 7,804 Hours 7,113 Hours 8,102 Hours 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 8 Greece 10,392 Hours compare
  2. 9 Portugal 10,275 Hours compare
  3. 10 Czechia 9,902 Hours compare
  4. 12 Austria 7,265 Hours compare
  5. 13 Ireland 4,533 Hours compare
  6. 14 Denmark 4,415 Hours compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Belgium?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in Belgium was 8,081 Hours in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 8,102 Hours in 2023.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 6,106 Hours in 1995.
How does Belgium rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
Belgium ranks 11th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org